Matthew Worthy
Matthew Worthy is a British television Producer. He co-created the entertainment formats Secret Fortune and Take The Money and Run as part of a creative partnership with Kieran Doherty, while working for UK independent production company Wild Rover Productions.
Career
Worthy began his career at Granada Entertainment working as a researcher on Stars in Their Eyes, You've Been Framed and Celebrities Under Pressure. While working for Granada Kids on the show Jungle Run in 2005 – Worthy devised the show Scratch and Sniff's Den of Doom for CiTV.[1]
He joined Wild Rover Productions in 2006 to create the BBC One interactive quiz Get Smarter in a Week – and went on to consult on the international versions.[2] Worthy currently works in a creative partnership with Kieran Doherty at Wild Rover. Together they have created several international TV formats.[3] Worthy was the Producer of the first two series of Secret Fortune for BBC One.[4]
Television formats
Secret Fortune
In 2008 Worthy and Doherty created the high-stakes quiz-show Secret Fortune.[5]
In 2010 the UK network broadcaster BBC commissioned a nine-part series of Secret Fortune for Saturday night BBC One. This series was broadcast in February 2011 – with viewing figures reaching over 7 million.[6] A second series was commissioned after just four episodes – and was filmed in May/June 2011.[7] Both series were Produced by Worthy.
In 2011 US network broadcaster CBS commissioned a pilot of Secret Fortune – co-produced by Wild Rover Productions and Nigel Lythgoe, who is an Executive Producer of American Idol.[8]
Take the Money and Run
In 2007 Worthy and Doherty created the high-stakes reality show Take the Money and Run.[9] A pilot was commissioned in by UK network broadcaster BBC in 2008.
In 2010 it was announced that Take the Money and Run received a six-episode order for show production by ABC with Jerry Bruckheimer as executive producer along with Amazing Race creators Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.[10] This series will be broadcast in August 2011.[11]
Find Me The Funny
In 2008 Worthy and Doherty created the stand-up reality competition Find Me The Funny. A six part series was broadcast by BBC One NI in 2009.[12]
The David Meade Project
In 2010 Worthy and Doherty created The David Meade Project, a four-part series featuring mentalist David Meade for BBC NI.[3] It aired in January 2011.[13] A second series of six episodes was commissioned by BBC NI in 2011 and will air in Autumn 2011.
References
- ↑ Irish Film and Television Network (2011-02-09). "ABC Says ‘Take the Money and Run’". Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ↑ IMDb (2010-04-07). "Wild Rover Discover 'Secret Fortune'". Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- 1 2 Wild Rover Productions (2011). "Matthew Worthy". Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ↑ BBC Programmes (2011-02-25). "Megan and Chris Face a £98,000 Question". Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ↑ IMDb (2011). ""Secret Fortune"". Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ McGarrigle, Heather (2011-04-05). Belfast Telegraph http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/production-company-secures-13-secret-fortune-deals-15137340.html. Retrieved 2011-07-29. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Irish Film and Television Network (2011-03-30). "Wild Rover's 'Secret Fortune' Re-Commissioned". Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ Rose, Lacey (2011-03-31). "CBS Taps Nigel Lythgoe for 'Secret Fortune' Game Show Pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ Wild Rover Productions. "Matthew Worthy". Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ Irish Film and Television Network. "Bruckheimer will 'Take the Money' from Wild Rover". Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ↑ Wild Rover Productions. "ABC Take the Money and Run". Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ BBC Northern Ireland. "Find Me The Funny". Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ↑ BBC One. "The David Meade Project". Retrieved 2011-07-29.